Movies Like The Maniac
If you liked The Maniac (1911), a thriller movie directed by Harry Solter, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
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Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAs a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
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Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
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Fear (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerNicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who…
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Shadow Dancer (2012)
★ 6/10Also thrillerIn 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
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The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
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Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerA bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
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Orphan: First Kill (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAfter escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
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Rogue Agent (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerConman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
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God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerVice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
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Point Blank (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
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Succubus (2024)
★ 8.3/10Also thrillerA new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…
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Paranoiac (1963)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerEleven years ago, the wealthy Ashby family was shattered when Mr and Mrs Ashby died in an airplane crash and their grieving son Tony committed suicide. All who remains is cruel Simon, an alcoholic in desperate need of…
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Conflict (1945)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerUnhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
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The Invisible Man (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can…
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Locked (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerWhen Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride…
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Vicious (2025)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.